SOCHI, Sep 20 Food for racing drivers is the fuel they fill into itself «to function like people» and it must be clean, «without any desserts,» said ex-Formula 1 pilot Nikita Mazepin. Sochi is hosting the Innofood food industry innovation forum, organized at the initiative of the Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia by Denis Manturov. Within the framework of business meetings and plenary sessions, experts talk about healthy and specialized nutrition and national food safety. «The rider must constantly monitor his weight. We are constantly looking at the number of calories, sugar and the number of positive things that you can get from this, namely from the ingredients. The main goal of this food is to be clean, without any desserts, cheat meals. In Russia, there are enough raw materials for this,» Mazepin said. «Food is the fuel that we pour into ourselves to function as people,» — added the racing driver who spent one season in Formula 1 — 2021.
